Air Comfort manufactures air conditioning compressors in St. Louis, Missouri. The following information pertains to operations in March:Processing time (average per batch)8.5 hours Inspection time (average per batch) .5 hour Waiting time (average per batch).5 hour Move time (average per batch) .5 hour Units per batch 20 units Required:Compute the following operational measures: (1) manufacturing cycle efficiency; (2) manufacturing cycle time; (3) velocity.
What will be an ideal response?
| 1. | Manufacturing cycle efficiency | = | Processing Time ÷ (Processing time + inspection time + waiting time + move time |
| ? | ? | = | 8.5 hours ÷ (8.5 hours + 0.5 hour + 0.5 hour + 0.5 hour) |
| ? | ? | = ? | 85% |
| ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 2. | Manufacturing cycle time | = | Total production time per batch ÷ units per batch |
| ? | ? | = ? | 10 hours ÷ 20 units per batch |
| ? | ? | = | 0.5 hour (or 30 minutes) per unit |
| ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 3. | Velocity | = | Units per batch ÷ Total production time per batch |
| ? | ? | = | 20 units ÷ 10 hours |
| ? | ? | = | 2 units per hour |
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